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COVID-19: US Olympic Figure Skater Withdraws From Winter Games After Testing Positive COVID-19: US Olympic Figure Skater Withdraws From Winter Games After Testing Positive
Covid-19: US Olympic Figure Skater Withdraws From Winter Games After Testing Positive United States figure skater Vincent Zhou announced his withdrawal from the 2022 Winter Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19. The 21-year-old made the announcement in a video posted to his Instagram on Monday, Feb. 7. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vincent Zhou (@govincentzhou) In the video, he said the experience of testing positive has felt "unreal" due to the level of precautions he took.  "I have been doing everything in my power to stay free of COVID since the start of the pandemic," he said. "I've taken all the pr…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Hudson Valley Boy, 10, Skates To Silver Medal At US Nationals Hudson Valley Boy, 10, Skates To Silver Medal At US Nationals
Hudson Valley Boy, 10, Skates To Silver Medal At US Nationals His goal is the 2026 Olympics. And 10-year-old Jacob Sanchez of Montgomery in Orange County took his first big step in that direction by winning his first national figure skating medal on Friday. Jacob, a member of the Hudson Valley Figure Skating Club, took the silver medal in the Juvenile Boys category in the opening day of the 2018 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Solar4America Ice in San Jose, Calif.  Jacob, who trains six days a week at Ice Time Sports Complex in Newburgh, scored 51.77 points as he skated to the Club Des Belugas remix of "Puttin' On the Ritz." …

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by Karen Tensa